Carrier- belt



(No Model.)

F. W. BLUM & A. P. LINDV CARRIER BELT.

No. 316,727. Patented Apr. 28, 1885.

WpZ nem-ses Ewe? UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK W. BLUM AND ANDREW P. LIND, OF HUDSON, WISCONSIN.

CARRIER- BELT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 316,727, dated April28, 1885.

I Application filed May 12, 1884. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FREDERICK W. BLUM and ANDREW l. LINI), citizens ofthe United States, residing at Hudson, in the county of St. Groix, andState of Wisconsin, have in vented certain new and useful Improvementsin Carrier-Belts and We do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to .make and use thesame.

The object of this improvement is a carrierbelt or endless apronspeciallysuitable for use on thrashing and harvesting machines, butadapted to and intended for general application where such mechanism isnecessary.

The invention consists in the mode of constructing and connecting theparts, as will be hereinafter fully explained and specifically claimed,reference being had to the drawings herewith filed as part hereof, inwhich the same letters of reference denote the same parts in thedifferent views.

Figure 1 is a top view representing a section of a carrier-belt orendless apron embodying our improvement. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalvertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a view of the section inverted.

A is the belt or apron proper, which may be of leather, cloth, or anysuitable material. B B are the transverse ribs or catchers, the lowerparts of which are each provided their entire length with a concaved orother suitable recess for the reception of the belt A, and acorrespondingly formed strip or binder piece, 0, to be secured to thecatchers B through the belt A by screws 0 or other proper means,substantially as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, at any desired distance fromeach other.

The sides or tops of the catchers B may be recessed and made to act ascups, or otherwise modified to suit the results to be obtained.

Having explained the construction and operation of our improvement, whatWe claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The ribs B, provided with recesses for the reception of the belt A,andthe corresponding binderstrips, G, substantially as specified,for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof We affix our signa tures in presence of twowitnesses.

FREDERICK W. BLUM. ANDREW P. LIN D.

Witnesses:

JOHN W. BASHFORD, CHAS. A. DIsNEY.

